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'; i++; return marker; } // Create small marker icon var icon = new GIcon(); icon.image = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_blue.png"; icon.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png"; icon.iconSize = new GSize(12, 20); icon.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20); icon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(6, 20); icon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1); // Acropolis Museum var point = new GPoint(23.728436, 37.968565); createMarker(point,"
Acropolis Museum

This is the location of the new Acropolis Museum. This museum contains many beautiful sculptures found on the Acropolis, including the original Carytids from the Erechtheion.
","Acropolis Museum"); // Agora var point = new GPoint(23.723667, 37.974278); createMarker(point,"
Agora

The commercial heart of ancient Athens.
","Agora"); // Areopagus Hill var point = new GPoint(23.722132, 37.97246); createMarker(point,"
Areopagus Hill

This bald marble hill approached by slippery marble steps was once home to the Athenian council and court, where St. Paul spoke on the behalf of the Unknown God.
","Areopagus Hill"); // Benaki Museum var point = new GPoint(23.74035, 37.976147); createMarker(point,"
Benaki Museum

Founded in 1931, this museum contains an excellent and ecletic collection of Greek art and artifacts. The exhibits span over 5,000 years, from the Neolithic era to the 20th century.
","Benaki Museum"); // Byzantine Museum var point = new GPoint(23.74447, 37.975124); createMarker(point,"
Byzantine Museum

A collection of Byzantine art (especially icons) and artifacts.
","Byzantine Museum"); // Erechtheion var point = new GPoint(23.726456, 37.972096); createMarker(point,"
Erechtheion

The ancient Athenians honored this lovely temple as the tomb of Erechtheus, a legendary king of Athens. It also stands on the site of a divine battle between Poseidon and Athena over who the city would be named after.
","Erechtheion"); // Fethiye Mosque var point = new GPoint(23.726596, 37.974464); createMarker(point,"
Fethiye Mosque

This mosque was built by the Turks in the late 15th century to mark Mehmet the Conquerer's visit to Athens.
","Fethiye Mosque"); // Herodeion var point = new GPoint(23.724568, 37.970844); createMarker(point,"
Herodeion

An ancient theater south of the Acropolis.
","Herodeion"); // Jewish Museum var point = new GPoint(23.733687, 37.972295); createMarker(point,"
Jewish Museum

This museum displays articles of Jewish daily life and religious ceremony, including children's toys and special Passover china. There is also an impressive reconstruction of the Patras synagogue.
","Jewish Museum"); // Kerameikos var point = new GPoint(23.717766, 37.978473); createMarker(point,"
Kerameikos

This ancient cemetary has been a burial ground since the 12th century BC. It includes numerous ancient tombs and the Sanctuary of Hekate, the goddess of the underworld.
","Kerameikos"); // Mikri Mitropoli var point = new GPoint(23.729997, 37.975022); createMarker(point,"
Mikri Mitropoli

Once the cathedral of Athens, this tiny church is dedicated to the Virgin Who Answers Prayers Quickly. Fragments of classical artifacts are built into the walls.
","Mikri Mitropoli"); // Mitropoli var point = new GPoint(23.730088, 37.975259); createMarker(point,"
Mitropoli (Cathedral)

This 19th-century cathedral is not nearly as attractive on the outside as the Mikri Mitropoli next to it, but it is grand in scale and beautifully decorated inside.
","Mitropoli"); // Museum of Cycladic Art var point = new GPoint(23.742785, 37.975589); createMarker(point,"
Museum of Cycladic Art

Opened in 1986, this fine museum is housed in an elegant Neo-Classical building. It contains a vast collection of art from the Cycladic islands, characterized by a stylized simplicity that looks very modern. The earliest exhibits date from 5,000 years ago.
","Museum of Cycladic Art"); // National Archaeological Museum var point = new GPoint(23.732593, 37.98901); createMarker(point,"
National Archaeological Museum

","National Archaeological Museum"); // Pantanassa Church var point = new GPoint(23.726107, 37.976464); createMarker(point,"
Pantanassa Church

This church was part of the monastery that gave the Monastiraki area its name. Also known as the Church of the Dormition of the Virgin, it dates from the 10th century.
","Pantanassa Church"); // Parthenon var point = new GPoint(23.726671, 37.971504); createMarker(point,"
Parthenon

The famous Temple of Athena Parthenos, built in 440 BC, crowns the Acropolis. It was a major sacred site and is considered one of the finest examples of Greek architecture anywhere.
","Parthenon"); // Propylaea var point = new GPoint(23.724847, 37.971707); createMarker(point,"
Propylaea

The ancient gateway to the Acropolis.
","Propylaea"); // Stoa of Attalos var point = new GPoint(23.724182, 37.975073); createMarker(point,"
Stoa of Attalos

This ancient stoa was fully reconstructed in the 1950s and now contains the Agora Museum.
","Stoa of Attalos"); // Temple of Athena Nike var point = new GPoint(23.725078, 37.971551); createMarker(point,"
Temple of Athena Nike

An elegant and beautifully proportioned little Ionic temple built in 424 BC.
","Temple of Athena Nike"); // Temple of Hephaistos var point = new GPoint(23.721435, 37.975589); createMarker(point,"
Temple of Hephaistos

Temple to the god of volcanoes and metalworking.
","Temple of Hephaistos"); // Temple of the Olympian Zeus var point = new GPoint(23.733521, 37.969322); createMarker(point,"
Temple of the Olympian Zeus

Completed by Hadrian after centuries of construction, this was one of the largest temples in the ancient world.
","Temple of Olympian Zeus"); // Theater of Dionysus var point = new GPoint(23.727797, 37.970328); createMarker(point,"
Theater of Dionysus

An ancient theater, still used for concerts and performances.
","Theater of Dionysus"); // Tower of the Winds var point = new GPoint(23.72703, 37.974189); createMarker(point,"
Tower of the Winds

This 2nd-century BC structure was a combined weather vane and water clock. In the 18th century, it was used as a monastery by the Sufi Whirling Dervishes.
","Tower of the Winds"); // Tzistarakis Mosque var point = new GPoint(23.725989, 37.975957); createMarker(point,"
Tzistarakis Mosque

This old mosque in Monastiraki now houses the Kyriazopoulos Folk Ceramic Museum, which is part of the Museum of Greek Folk Art.
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